Huw Jones: Scotland desperate to make amends against England

0 Have your say After bouncing back from their 34-7 loss to Wales in Cardiff with victory over France, Scotland will look to lay the ghosts of another ignominious day when England come to BT Murrayfield. Last year’s Calcutta Cup clash at Twickenham turned into the worst day of an otherwise excellent 2017 as Vern Cotter’s Triple Crown chasers lost by a record score of 61-21. Centre Huw Jones scored two consolation tries that day and continued his prolific run with the second Scottish try in Sunday’s tense 32-26 win over the French, taking his tally to eight in just 13 caps. Now he is aiming to avenge that Twickenham trauma in Edinburgh a week on Saturday when the Six Nations restarts after a weekend off. “I am massively excited. We got pumped down there,” said Jones of last year’s humbling. “It wasn’t great. It was a day to forget. Everybody involved that day and everybody else in the squad are really looking forward to the England game to try and make amends.” Jones’s namesake, the England coach Eddie, has already fired some thinly veiled barbs about what he thinks of Scotland’s expansive playing style but the Glasgow Warriors centre wasn’t taking the bait “We have looked at England. That will mainly come from the coaches, our gameplan,” said the 24-year-old. “We will chat about that over the next two weeks. I will patiently await what Gregor has to say. “It doesn’t get bigger for a Scotland player to play… [Read full story]

0 Have your say Eight tries may not seem much compared to the likes of South African speedster Bryan Habana, Australian genius David Campese, and Welsh wing wizard Shane Williams, who all took their Test tallies into the 60s. Scotland have a good record of producing points accumulators down the years with man-of-the-moment Greig Laidlaw passing 600 in Sunday’s 32-26 win over France but still chasing the 733 of Gavin Hastings and Chris Paterson’s 809.Prolific tryscorers have been a bit harder to come by with the national record of 24, jointly held by Ian Smith and Tony Stanger, relatively modest…... [Read more]

MUSSELBURGH-BORN Huw Jones has this morning (Tuesday) been named in the Scotland squad for the upcoming Six Nations. Jones, who has won 11 caps for his country since making his debut in summer 2016, is one of 17 Glasgow Warriors named in Gregor Townsend's squad. Jones is pictured below by Alastair Ross in action for Glasgow Warriors, for whom he made his debut last month. Uncapped Edinburgh Rugby trio Nathan Fowles, Blair Kinghorn and Murray McCallum are all included in the squad, while John Barclay continues as captain despite the return of Greig Laidlaw. There is also a recall for…... [Read more]

MUSSELBURGH rugby star Huw Jones will start Scotland's NatWest Six Nations opener against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday. Jones, who grew up in the Honest Toun, shifts from his regular spot at outside centre to take the number 12 jersey, and is partnered by Newcastle Falcons' Chris Harris, making his first Test start, in midfield. Jones will win his 12th cap, but the first from inside centre, having lined up in the number 13 jersey for all his previous 10 starts after coming off the bench to debut in Japan in 2016. The Honest Toun ace is used to the…... [Read more]

COUNTY rugby ace Huw Jones scored a try as Scotland came from behind to beat France 32-26 in the Six Nations this afternoon (Sunday). The 23-year-old Musselburgh-born centre cut a great line to touch down just before half-time to get Gregor Townsend's men back into the game following two tries from French wing Teddy Thomas. See Jones' try below. . . 📽️ [email protected] picks the perfect line for @Scotlandteam's second try against France #SCOvFRA https://t.co/Y8SqgOXZj2 — NatWest 6 Nations (@SixNationsRugby) February 11, 2018 His eighth international score followed a Sean Maitland try, and the rest of Scotland's points came from the…... [Read more]